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el. B. The police office.C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.(B) Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn39。t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to e and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more.The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?Burnt yesterday evening.49. A man came to visit the boy39。s father on ________.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day50. The man was very surprised because _________.A. he thought the child39。s father was dead B. the child didn39。t ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldn39。t find that piece of paper51. What was burnt? ___________.A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy(C)Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?Recently, an Internet game has bee a new fashion among young office workers and students.People can “farm” on a piece of “l(fā)and” and “grow’’, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some emoney and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”. Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.Harold:I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.Allan:I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve bee closer because of the game.Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.Laura:You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside.It reduces my work pressure(壓力);besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.Ivy: Well. it’s just a waste of time.Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (專注于)their study.52. According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game. A. grow B. borrow C. steal D. sell 53. From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________ A. a student B. an office worker C. a farmer D. a thief54. Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?A. They are longing for country life.B. They can have fun with friends.C. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.D. They are confident enough to face the real world.55. Where can you find this passage? A. In a car magazine. B. In an advertisement.C. In a newspaper D. In a science book (D)Habit is any action that we have performed so often that it bees something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow. First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet! Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep yo